Tuesday, March 08, 2016
Sueño de Amor (SdA) #1. Tuesday March 8, 2016. A Wobbly Premiere Marked By The Conspicuous Absence Of Our Chilean Bombón (Cristiáaaaan!) And The Auspicious Absence Of The Osorio Kid
At a glance
-- We meet Esperanza Guerrero, a single mother to Patricia "Pato" Guerrero Diez and Pedro Carmona Guerrero. She combines two teaching jobs: one at the fancy Instituto Palacios and one at a public school.
-- Esperanza plans on building a school for street kids and dreams of encountering Ricardo again, her long-lost love (and sorely missed Cristián de la Fuente).
-- Silvana Fierro, School Principal of Instituto Palacios, pressures Esperanza to give a pass to a student because he is the son of the School Board President. Esperanza refuses. Silvana threatens to fire her.
-- Ernesto de la Colina, a wealthy real estate magnate, is revealed to be Pato’s biological father. He pretended to be single, seduced Esperanza and abandoned her when she fell pregnant. He now wants to meet their daughter and win over Esperanza.
-- Luca de la Colina is Ernesto’s eldest son. Pato sees him save a worker’s life at a building site and she is smitten. Luca and Pato have an overly cute “meet-cute”, but later, Pato goes to visit her biological father and discovers that she and Luca are half-siblings!
A closer look
It appears that the graphics budget has been stripped to a minimum: the title logo is brought to you by the Crayola people and the mad Photoshop skillz of someone’s 9-year old niece. On the other hand, the opening credits feature a lovely song by Maná and Shakira. I guess that’s where all the budget went. I can get onboard with that.
It appears that the graphics budget has been stripped to a minimum: the title logo is brought to you by the Crayola people and the mad Photoshop skillz of someone’s 9-year old niece. On the other hand, the opening credits feature a lovely song by Maná and Shakira. I guess that’s where all the budget went. I can get onboard with that.
In Mexico City, the narrator invites us into her home and her morning routine. She is Esperanza Guerrero (“Hope Warrior” is the literal translation of her name). “Yes, “Warrior”, just like you are a warrior! (...) I am a single mother (madre soltera) to two wonderful children, Pedro and Patricia. I am mother and father at the same time, or like my daughter Patricia says, I am her ‘MaPa’ and everyday I am her hope. I am a Spanish teacher (maestra) and my pupils (alumnos) are like my second children; I love them all just like I love Pato and Pedro. I give my best everyday. In my personal life, like every woman, I have the desire to love and be loved and I hope to meet the love of my life again. I am Esperanza and this is my ‘Sueño de Amor’ (Dream of Love)”. (I can’t! I’m having a hysterical fit and we’re not even 3 minutes in!)
We are shown two schools across the street from each other. One is a private institution for rich kids and the other one is a public school for the poor commoners. The school uniforms illustrate the economic and social divide unambiguously. The uniforms at the public school include checkered pants and come in a dodgy shade that’s somewhere between mustard yellow and fecal khaki. I’m calling this color: “Musturd”.
At the fancy school, Instituto Palacios, a bunch of teenage boys and cheerleaders are bullying a classmate called Virgilio in the school gymnasium. Maestra Esperanza orders them to stop tormenting the poor lad and challenges them to a game of hoops: If she scores the first hoop (canasta), they ought to leave Virgilio alone. The lead female bully, Salma, and the lead male bully, Paulo, mock Maestra Esperanza for her lame self-help sayings (frases de auto-ayuda) and for taking off her shoes (descalzar). However, Maestra Esperanza is adamant to face bullying head on (voy contra el bullying) and encourages the pupils who join her on the pitch to keep hope alive (la esperanza muere al último). Esperanza wins the challenge but the celebration with her pupils is cut short by the evil school principal, who happens to be the mother of lead female bully, Salma. We know that the principal is evil because she dresses in head-to-toe military-style tight black garb, she sports a blunt bob haircut, she walks robotically, she yells constantly for no reason whatsoever and she makes bulging crazy-eyes at people! To top it all off, her name is Silvana Fierro ("Silvana Iron"), just in case we didn’t get any of the subtle hints mentioned hereinbefore. Principal Crazy-Eyes summons Maestra Esperanza to her office. She wants to talk about Paulo Rey Aldana, the lead male bully with that nest of angry blond curls atop his head. He did not pass (acreditar) because he is a lazy pupil, a disruptive element in class, and a bully, according to Esperanza. Silvana does not care, Paulo is the son of the Board President of Instituto Palacios, who also happens to be the school’s main donor. Therefore, Paulo cannot fail his Spanish class (reprobar)! Silvana orders Esperanza to change Paulo’s grade (calificación). Esperanza refuses to go against her professional ethic: she won’t change Paulo’s grade or cover up (solapar) Silvana’s corruption. Principal Crazy-Eyes threatens to fire Esperanza from Instituto Palacios and, sarcastically adds, that all the poor teacher will have left is her job in the dreary public school next door where she fits in (encajar) perfectly!
A handsome young man is inspecting a building site. His name is Luca de la Colina and the architect meeting him is Arquitecto Kuri. We’re shown Esperanza’s daughter, Pato, riding the bus with her best friend, Arantza, and texting her mom. It’s Taco-rama during lunchtime, back at the building site, but one of the workers on the giant crane (grúa) accidentally slips and is left dangling dozens of meters off the ground. The bus that Pato and Arantza were riding stops to witness the scene.
Adrián de la Colina is talking to a girl from Instituto Palacios outside of their respective schools. He’s smoking a ciggie and bragging to the girl that his dad is Ernesto de la Colina but she doesn’t believe him. If his father were that important a man he would not allow his son to go to a public school. Ernesto de la Colina pulls up in a chauffeured luxury car and screams at the son he deems a good-for-nothing (inútil) to get in the car. He also scolds him for smoking but it turns out those were just chocolate cigarettes. Inside the car, Ernesto berates his son because his school complained that he cuts classes and comes and goes as he pleases. Adrián scoffs at Ernesto’s sudden interest in him, as if he had finally remembered that he was his father. Adrián sarcastically suggests that father and son take a selfie to mark the momentous occasion but Ernesto doesn’t appreciate the attitude and he smacks his son right across the face. “Stop disrespecting me, you immature brat (escuincle imberbe)”, barks Ernesto. Adrián is almost in tears and blames his father for putting him in a public school right beside his old fancy school, as a way to humiliate him. Ernesto does not care how Adrián feels about his current school and threatens to send him to a military one in the US if he receives one more complaint about Adrián’s behavior. “I can’t stand having an idiot son”, adds Ernesto. Adrián gets out of his father’s car and bumps into Maestra Esperanza, who apparently teaches his class in the public school. She asks him what’s wrong. “I have a dad who’s Father of the Year”, replies Adrián. Ernesto spots Esperanza and calls after her. She is not pleased to see him. In fact, she is repulsed by his very presence. It turns out Ernesto is Patricia’s father and in 17 years, he never looked for or asked about his daughter. Patricia knows all about Ernesto because Esperanza does not lie to her children. She told Pato the whole story of how Ernesto seduced and deceived her, hiding the fact that he was a married man. Once Esperanza fell pregnant, Ernesto disappeared and his web of lies was uncovered. Ernesto tells Esperanza that he truly fell for her and that he never stopped loving her. He tries to justify himself for what he did but Esperanza has no interest in hearing him so she goes to teach her class and leaves him on the sidewalk repeating to himself (loud enough for our benefit): “I never stopped loving you!”
Pato is still at the building site and she is calling the Mexican 911. Luca is heroically attempting to save the worker hanging off the crane. Luca succeeds and everyone cheers. Pato goes to congratulate Luca and flirts with him outrageously and relentlessly! She is gushing like a schoolgirl (OK, well, she is a schoolgirl). She is invading his personal space, hugging and touching him and saying lame jokes about how combining Pato and Luca results in “Pato Luca”, which sounds like “Pato Lucas” the Spanish name for “Duffy Duck” (I am embarrassed for her because what she is doing is only acceptable in a loud nightclub setting and after copious amounts of alcohol). Oddly enough, this grown-up professional man did not run for the hills. He is posivitely charmed and completely under the spell of the impetuous teenage minx. We know this because a love theme song starts playing and things around them begin to move in accelerated motion.
Back at the public school, Esperanza teaches her Spanish class. Adrián is being a clown, eating peanuts and flirting with the pretty curly brunette sitting in front of him. Esperanza asks her pupils about their dreams and thoughtbubbles about her own: provide for her kids (sacar adelante), build her own school and... see Ricardo again! (We share that dream with you, Esperanza. When is the beefcake gonna make his entrance? Cristiáaaaan!). Adrián chokes on a peanut (no doubt the collective annoyance of viewers willed this incident to happen). Esperanza performs the Heimlich Maneuver on Adrián. The spit-covered peanut that was blocking his airways lands on the face of Pretty Curly Brunette and has the same effect as a Cupid’s Arrow! Awww, bless! Ewww, yuck!
Back in his office, Ernesto is reminiscing about old times with Esperanza (and we are treated to a flashback with younger people that look nothing like either one of them). Ernesto instructs his secretary, Arleth, to gather information on Esperanza Guerrero and her daughter Patricia. He then toys with the secretary for showing no emotion and for "being like a statue". As she walks out of the office, he orders her to “Freeze!” (congelada) then “Unfreeze!”(descongelada). Ernesto seems to find this really funny. (He has the same sense of humor as my almost-3-year-old nephew, who laughed his wee head off for 5 minutes straight the other day because I gave him a sip of sparkling water and said ‘bubbly, bubbly, boo’).
Esperanza and her kids are checking out the land where she intends to build her dream school for street children. She tells them about her troubles with Principal Crazy-Eyes. She also talks about owing money for a bunch of things, including spinning bicycles. Her son Pedro plans to be an architect to help her out. Esperanza tells Pato about her encounter with Ernesto.
The next day, Esperanza is giving a spinning class and we are introduced to a “comic” trio composed of Puerquirio, Nacho and Adán.
In an awkward transition to Ernesto’s construction company (constructora), Esperanza informs Ernesto that their daughter wants to meet him. Ernesto wants Esperanza to kiss him as a condition to him agreeing to meet Pato. In response, she slaps him hard and tells him that she despises him. If it were up to her, she would never allow him near her or near her daughter.
In one of the most absurd scenes in the history of absurd scenes, a redhead in a red dress tries to recreate Marilyn Monroe’s iconic skirt flying scene by standing over a grating and letting her skirt fly until the actor playing Pedro finishes all his lines and turns around to see her and her flying red skirt. Little Pedro’s interest is piqued. It is lust at first sight.
Back in Ernesto’s office, we get a replay of the old lovers’ earlier conversation outside the school. Ernesto lied to Esperanza about being married to a woman called Viviana, with whom he had a son. Esperanza was in love with Ernesto but when his deceit was uncovered and he revealed his true colors (sacar el cobre), he broke her heart and tore apart (despedazar) her soul. Ernesto goes from love declarations to thinly veiled threats: Thanks to their Pato connection, Esperanza will be part of his life even if she does not like it! He recites all the information he collected about Esperanza, including the fact that she had not had a romantic partner since breaking up with him! (Huh? Talk about a long dry spell! She is saving herself for the beefcake. Speaking of whom, where’s the beefcake? Cristiáaaaan!).
The “comic” trio, an Osorio fixture and painful cliché, are garbage collectors (basureros) in this tale. One of them, Nacho, is moping because his wife, Begoña, left him. I’ve decided to rename these 3:
-- Korean Glutton (Puerquirio),
-- Weeping Willow (Nacho), and
-- Chunky Elvis (Adán).
In case you’re wondering, Chunky Elvis told the sexy girl that as Adán, the first man on this earth, he should be allowed to take a bite of her apple. Smooth! I tell ya, it’s the fumes from all that refuse that are clogging the poor man’s brain cells. Speaking of fumes, the garbage truck spontaneously caught on fire. The 3 amigos lament their misfortune and predict their imminent dismissal from work, as a goofy soundtrack recycled from “Porque el Amor Manda” (PEAM) and “Mi Corazón Es Tuyo” (MCET) is reused in this Osorio production. For the third time in a row, mind you. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
Over at Instituto Palacios, Redhead Flying Skirt goes into a classroom and we learn that she is new and that she used to live in another country with her grandmother. Pedro approaches her and asks her opinion about his maquette. “Have anyone told you...”, she interrupts him in a screechy voice, her psycho eyes drilling holes into his: “If you dare call me pretty, I will kill you, Pedro!” How lovely.
At the fancy school, Instituto Palacios, a bunch of teenage boys and cheerleaders are bullying a classmate called Virgilio in the school gymnasium. Maestra Esperanza orders them to stop tormenting the poor lad and challenges them to a game of hoops: If she scores the first hoop (canasta), they ought to leave Virgilio alone. The lead female bully, Salma, and the lead male bully, Paulo, mock Maestra Esperanza for her lame self-help sayings (frases de auto-ayuda) and for taking off her shoes (descalzar). However, Maestra Esperanza is adamant to face bullying head on (voy contra el bullying) and encourages the pupils who join her on the pitch to keep hope alive (la esperanza muere al último). Esperanza wins the challenge but the celebration with her pupils is cut short by the evil school principal, who happens to be the mother of lead female bully, Salma. We know that the principal is evil because she dresses in head-to-toe military-style tight black garb, she sports a blunt bob haircut, she walks robotically, she yells constantly for no reason whatsoever and she makes bulging crazy-eyes at people! To top it all off, her name is Silvana Fierro ("Silvana Iron"), just in case we didn’t get any of the subtle hints mentioned hereinbefore. Principal Crazy-Eyes summons Maestra Esperanza to her office. She wants to talk about Paulo Rey Aldana, the lead male bully with that nest of angry blond curls atop his head. He did not pass (acreditar) because he is a lazy pupil, a disruptive element in class, and a bully, according to Esperanza. Silvana does not care, Paulo is the son of the Board President of Instituto Palacios, who also happens to be the school’s main donor. Therefore, Paulo cannot fail his Spanish class (reprobar)! Silvana orders Esperanza to change Paulo’s grade (calificación). Esperanza refuses to go against her professional ethic: she won’t change Paulo’s grade or cover up (solapar) Silvana’s corruption. Principal Crazy-Eyes threatens to fire Esperanza from Instituto Palacios and, sarcastically adds, that all the poor teacher will have left is her job in the dreary public school next door where she fits in (encajar) perfectly!
A handsome young man is inspecting a building site. His name is Luca de la Colina and the architect meeting him is Arquitecto Kuri. We’re shown Esperanza’s daughter, Pato, riding the bus with her best friend, Arantza, and texting her mom. It’s Taco-rama during lunchtime, back at the building site, but one of the workers on the giant crane (grúa) accidentally slips and is left dangling dozens of meters off the ground. The bus that Pato and Arantza were riding stops to witness the scene.
Adrián de la Colina is talking to a girl from Instituto Palacios outside of their respective schools. He’s smoking a ciggie and bragging to the girl that his dad is Ernesto de la Colina but she doesn’t believe him. If his father were that important a man he would not allow his son to go to a public school. Ernesto de la Colina pulls up in a chauffeured luxury car and screams at the son he deems a good-for-nothing (inútil) to get in the car. He also scolds him for smoking but it turns out those were just chocolate cigarettes. Inside the car, Ernesto berates his son because his school complained that he cuts classes and comes and goes as he pleases. Adrián scoffs at Ernesto’s sudden interest in him, as if he had finally remembered that he was his father. Adrián sarcastically suggests that father and son take a selfie to mark the momentous occasion but Ernesto doesn’t appreciate the attitude and he smacks his son right across the face. “Stop disrespecting me, you immature brat (escuincle imberbe)”, barks Ernesto. Adrián is almost in tears and blames his father for putting him in a public school right beside his old fancy school, as a way to humiliate him. Ernesto does not care how Adrián feels about his current school and threatens to send him to a military one in the US if he receives one more complaint about Adrián’s behavior. “I can’t stand having an idiot son”, adds Ernesto. Adrián gets out of his father’s car and bumps into Maestra Esperanza, who apparently teaches his class in the public school. She asks him what’s wrong. “I have a dad who’s Father of the Year”, replies Adrián. Ernesto spots Esperanza and calls after her. She is not pleased to see him. In fact, she is repulsed by his very presence. It turns out Ernesto is Patricia’s father and in 17 years, he never looked for or asked about his daughter. Patricia knows all about Ernesto because Esperanza does not lie to her children. She told Pato the whole story of how Ernesto seduced and deceived her, hiding the fact that he was a married man. Once Esperanza fell pregnant, Ernesto disappeared and his web of lies was uncovered. Ernesto tells Esperanza that he truly fell for her and that he never stopped loving her. He tries to justify himself for what he did but Esperanza has no interest in hearing him so she goes to teach her class and leaves him on the sidewalk repeating to himself (loud enough for our benefit): “I never stopped loving you!”
Pato is still at the building site and she is calling the Mexican 911. Luca is heroically attempting to save the worker hanging off the crane. Luca succeeds and everyone cheers. Pato goes to congratulate Luca and flirts with him outrageously and relentlessly! She is gushing like a schoolgirl (OK, well, she is a schoolgirl). She is invading his personal space, hugging and touching him and saying lame jokes about how combining Pato and Luca results in “Pato Luca”, which sounds like “Pato Lucas” the Spanish name for “Duffy Duck” (I am embarrassed for her because what she is doing is only acceptable in a loud nightclub setting and after copious amounts of alcohol). Oddly enough, this grown-up professional man did not run for the hills. He is posivitely charmed and completely under the spell of the impetuous teenage minx. We know this because a love theme song starts playing and things around them begin to move in accelerated motion.
Back at the public school, Esperanza teaches her Spanish class. Adrián is being a clown, eating peanuts and flirting with the pretty curly brunette sitting in front of him. Esperanza asks her pupils about their dreams and thoughtbubbles about her own: provide for her kids (sacar adelante), build her own school and... see Ricardo again! (We share that dream with you, Esperanza. When is the beefcake gonna make his entrance? Cristiáaaaan!). Adrián chokes on a peanut (no doubt the collective annoyance of viewers willed this incident to happen). Esperanza performs the Heimlich Maneuver on Adrián. The spit-covered peanut that was blocking his airways lands on the face of Pretty Curly Brunette and has the same effect as a Cupid’s Arrow! Awww, bless! Ewww, yuck!
Back in his office, Ernesto is reminiscing about old times with Esperanza (and we are treated to a flashback with younger people that look nothing like either one of them). Ernesto instructs his secretary, Arleth, to gather information on Esperanza Guerrero and her daughter Patricia. He then toys with the secretary for showing no emotion and for "being like a statue". As she walks out of the office, he orders her to “Freeze!” (congelada) then “Unfreeze!”(descongelada). Ernesto seems to find this really funny. (He has the same sense of humor as my almost-3-year-old nephew, who laughed his wee head off for 5 minutes straight the other day because I gave him a sip of sparkling water and said ‘bubbly, bubbly, boo’).
Esperanza and her kids are checking out the land where she intends to build her dream school for street children. She tells them about her troubles with Principal Crazy-Eyes. She also talks about owing money for a bunch of things, including spinning bicycles. Her son Pedro plans to be an architect to help her out. Esperanza tells Pato about her encounter with Ernesto.
The next day, Esperanza is giving a spinning class and we are introduced to a “comic” trio composed of Puerquirio, Nacho and Adán.
In an awkward transition to Ernesto’s construction company (constructora), Esperanza informs Ernesto that their daughter wants to meet him. Ernesto wants Esperanza to kiss him as a condition to him agreeing to meet Pato. In response, she slaps him hard and tells him that she despises him. If it were up to her, she would never allow him near her or near her daughter.
In one of the most absurd scenes in the history of absurd scenes, a redhead in a red dress tries to recreate Marilyn Monroe’s iconic skirt flying scene by standing over a grating and letting her skirt fly until the actor playing Pedro finishes all his lines and turns around to see her and her flying red skirt. Little Pedro’s interest is piqued. It is lust at first sight.
Back in Ernesto’s office, we get a replay of the old lovers’ earlier conversation outside the school. Ernesto lied to Esperanza about being married to a woman called Viviana, with whom he had a son. Esperanza was in love with Ernesto but when his deceit was uncovered and he revealed his true colors (sacar el cobre), he broke her heart and tore apart (despedazar) her soul. Ernesto goes from love declarations to thinly veiled threats: Thanks to their Pato connection, Esperanza will be part of his life even if she does not like it! He recites all the information he collected about Esperanza, including the fact that she had not had a romantic partner since breaking up with him! (Huh? Talk about a long dry spell! She is saving herself for the beefcake. Speaking of whom, where’s the beefcake? Cristiáaaaan!).
The “comic” trio, an Osorio fixture and painful cliché, are garbage collectors (basureros) in this tale. One of them, Nacho, is moping because his wife, Begoña, left him. I’ve decided to rename these 3:
-- Korean Glutton (Puerquirio),
-- Weeping Willow (Nacho), and
-- Chunky Elvis (Adán).
In case you’re wondering, Chunky Elvis told the sexy girl that as Adán, the first man on this earth, he should be allowed to take a bite of her apple. Smooth! I tell ya, it’s the fumes from all that refuse that are clogging the poor man’s brain cells. Speaking of fumes, the garbage truck spontaneously caught on fire. The 3 amigos lament their misfortune and predict their imminent dismissal from work, as a goofy soundtrack recycled from “Porque el Amor Manda” (PEAM) and “Mi Corazón Es Tuyo” (MCET) is reused in this Osorio production. For the third time in a row, mind you. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
Over at Instituto Palacios, Redhead Flying Skirt goes into a classroom and we learn that she is new and that she used to live in another country with her grandmother. Pedro approaches her and asks her opinion about his maquette. “Have anyone told you...”, she interrupts him in a screechy voice, her psycho eyes drilling holes into his: “If you dare call me pretty, I will kill you, Pedro!” How lovely.
Outside Ernesto’s constructora, Pato asks her mother how things went with her sperm donor. Pato understands that Ernesto’s abandonment and neglect have been awful but she needs to get to know her father because he is the missing piece in her life puzzle (rompecabezas). Esperanza understands but she is not exactly thrilled at the prospect of having Ernesto back in their life, especially since he still has the hots for her. Pato is grateful to have Esperanza as her MaPa (mapa also means ‘map’ in Spanish), her Mom and her Dad, her guide and her direction in this world. She also tells her MaPa how much she loves her using a space metaphor I heard several times on PEAM and MCET. “I love you from here to [insert planet name], doing [insert number] of rotations and back”. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
At Ernesto’s constructora, some diphead is shouting at a female collaborator for not doing the job right, humiliating her in front of a silent audience. “Being on your period is not an excuse. Women belong at home, to cook and iron etc. etc.” The woman is just standing there crying, instead of kneeing him in the tiny flaccid stump that makes him feel so superior to her. No one is intervening because they were waiting for Luca to step in and be the hero for the second time in 48 hours. He schools the offending diphead and forces him to apologize to the damsel in distress. Luca is a fairytale galán. We get it, Osorio. Looking forward to SuperLuca rescuing a kitten from the rooftop or helping blind nuns do DIY work in the coming episodes.
At Instituto Palacios, Principal Crazy-Eyes wants to know whether Esperanza will give Paulo a pass grade or whether she will dig her heels in (montarse en su macho).
At Ernesto’s constructora, some diphead is shouting at a female collaborator for not doing the job right, humiliating her in front of a silent audience. “Being on your period is not an excuse. Women belong at home, to cook and iron etc. etc.” The woman is just standing there crying, instead of kneeing him in the tiny flaccid stump that makes him feel so superior to her. No one is intervening because they were waiting for Luca to step in and be the hero for the second time in 48 hours. He schools the offending diphead and forces him to apologize to the damsel in distress. Luca is a fairytale galán. We get it, Osorio. Looking forward to SuperLuca rescuing a kitten from the rooftop or helping blind nuns do DIY work in the coming episodes.
At Instituto Palacios, Principal Crazy-Eyes wants to know whether Esperanza will give Paulo a pass grade or whether she will dig her heels in (montarse en su macho).
Pato is at Ernesto’s constructora and she witnesses the scene in Luca’s office. She is very impressed by Luca’s gallantry and the way he defended his female colleague. They flirt back and forth, standing at kissing distance. He tells her he is a superhero who can fly and read minds. He can read her mind at this very instant and he thinks the same thing she thinks. He leans in for the smooch but Ernesto interrupts them by saying “Hello, son!” to Luca. Pato introduces herself and Ernesto does the same: “I am Ernesto de la Colina. Your father.” Pato is mega-impactada and pretty grossed out as she turns to Luca: “You mean, you are my brother?” Awww, bless! Ewww, yuck!
A quote from the capítulo
“Puerquirio, abre los ojos! Aunque los tengas chiquitos, intenta abrirlos”*
* Esperanza tells Korean Glutton to wake up and keep up with her spinning class: “Puerquirio, open your eyes! Even though you have small ones, try opening them”. Yes, indeedio, ladies and gentlemen! Osorio allowed a small eyes “joke” to be directed at the Korean cast member of his show. Not only this is inappropriate on a variety of levels, it is a prime example of lazy and painfully unfunny writing. #Fail
Your viewing vocabulario
(these definitions are context-specific, unless otherwise indicated)
madre soltera = single mother.
maestro(a) = school teacher.
alumno = pupil.
canasta = hoop.
frases de auto-ayuda = self-help sayings.
descalzar = to remove one's shoes.
voy contra el bullying = I'm going against bullying.
la esperanza muere al último = literally: "hope is the last thing to die".
acreditar = to pass at school.
reprobar = to fail at school.
calificación = grade.
solapar = to cover up.
encajar = to fit in, to belong.
grúa = crane.
inútil = useless, good-for-nothing.
escuincle = kid, rugrat.
imberbe = immature, inexperienced, green. (literally, "imberbe" means beardless).
sacar adelante a sus hijos / su familia = to provide for one's children / one's family.
congelado(a) = frozen.
descongelado(a) = unfrozen.
constructora = construction company.
sacar el cobre = to show one's true colors.
despedazar = to rip apart, to tear into pieces.
basurero = garbage collector.
rompecabezas = puzzle.
mapa = map.
montarse en su macho = to resist stubbornly, to dig one's heels in.
Thank you for the pleasure of your company. Please join us again for the next capítulo. We’ll be saving you a seat!
Your viewing vocabulario
(these definitions are context-specific, unless otherwise indicated)
madre soltera = single mother.
maestro(a) = school teacher.
alumno = pupil.
canasta = hoop.
frases de auto-ayuda = self-help sayings.
descalzar = to remove one's shoes.
voy contra el bullying = I'm going against bullying.
la esperanza muere al último = literally: "hope is the last thing to die".
acreditar = to pass at school.
reprobar = to fail at school.
calificación = grade.
solapar = to cover up.
encajar = to fit in, to belong.
grúa = crane.
inútil = useless, good-for-nothing.
escuincle = kid, rugrat.
imberbe = immature, inexperienced, green. (literally, "imberbe" means beardless).
sacar adelante a sus hijos / su familia = to provide for one's children / one's family.
congelado(a) = frozen.
descongelado(a) = unfrozen.
constructora = construction company.
sacar el cobre = to show one's true colors.
despedazar = to rip apart, to tear into pieces.
basurero = garbage collector.
rompecabezas = puzzle.
mapa = map.
montarse en su macho = to resist stubbornly, to dig one's heels in.
Thank you for the pleasure of your company. Please join us again for the next capítulo. We’ll be saving you a seat!
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Comments:
-- Vivi: Your encouraging words are much appreciated, amiga. You are forever my recapping maestra! Thanks again for welcoming me into the recapping fold and for holding my hand through my first recap over on EHDLS.
Regarding your question about Pedro and Pato's ages, I believe Pedro is the eldest. He's in his senior year in highschool and he's going to uni after that to pursue a degree in architecture to help his Mami build her dream school.
Esperanza's relationship with her kids is one of the saving graces of this show, along with "Mi Verdad", of course. I discovered the song thanks to this TN, but you are right, it has been out for just over a year.
-- Daisynjay: Thanks a bunch! If I'm able to lure you to this Patio then I'll be very happy. Your comments are always a joy to read. If the recaps are not enough then please consider how great a daily Cristián fix would be!
-- Susanlynn: Woohoo! Susanlynn is in da Patio! This recap baited one of the wittiest and cleverest loyal Carayites and she isn't even a Cristián de la Fuente groupie. Words cannot express how flattered I am. Please do swing by this Patio now and again. "Is that a shade of Baby poop?" Tee hee.
-- Doris: Thanks for your kind words and welcome to "The Patio Of Lowered Expectations", as our dear NovelaMaven likes to say. I'm a fan of your comments and sense of humor since my lurking days. I'm glad to finally have the opportunity to watch a TN with you.
Principal Crazy-Eyes is played by Beatriz Morayra, another Osorio tired cliché. She was the one playing the nutty head shrinker and her flaky bohemian twin in PEAM. She also portrayed the cook who was always sexually harassing the butler in MCET.
-- Diana: Thank you ever so much for all your encouragement. You are too kind. This is my 4th formal recap (5th if you count the impromptu one I did a couple of weeks ago for PyP). I recap every other Friday for EHDLS. I don't know if you had a chance to see that show but I reckon you will like it. Superior in every sense to any TN I've ever seen before. Mind you, it is not your classic TN fare. It's more like an Agatha Christie mystery set at the turn of the 20th century, with its own Hercule Poirot, a panoply of intriguing characters, a love story that transcends socio-economic barriers, an intricate web of secrets and, I will never stress this enough, a SUPERB cast.
When delving into a new TN, I have a lot of trouble keeping all the characters' names straight in my head; so don't worry, you are not the only one that has this problem. As for Adela Noriega starring in "Sueño de Amor", you did not dream that up. It was announced indeed. Then it was rumored that she pulled out (can you blame her?). Me thinks this was a publicity stunt by Osorio. I mean, if Carla Estrada has had a hard time getting hold of Adela for years (she said that she couldn't even speak to her on the phone), how is it conceivable that Osorio would get her to star in his drivel?
It seems that Julián Gil does not have any fans here. I think CountxAlacran and myself are the only ones who like him. His face has a reptilian quality that makes him a suave and slithery villain in my humble opinion, but to each his own. :)
--Mauricio: Thank you, dear. How kind of you to stop by. You are right, Esperanza is a Super Mom, who is raising two teenagers on her own, juggling 3 jobs, building a school and looking picture perfect at all times. Where does she find the time, indeed! I agree with all your observations, especially the overwhelming degree of cheesiness of the Pato-Luca pairing. If only they turned out to be siblings, I'll be happy!
I was skeptical about Betty Monroe at first, but I like her spunk and her smile. She is growing on me. There was some definite overacting and muchísimo yelling and posturing on her part and on the part of her castmates but I'm blaming Osorio and the directors for this.
-- Anita: Our fountain of wisdom and clever quips is joining the SdA Patio! Bienvenida and many thanks for your kind words. I too hope the arrival of our Chilean Bombón compensates for the Osorio dumbness.
"I wanted CSI: Mexico with a nice romantic story of a long lost thrown in the mix." Now that would be a TN worth watching! Why does nobody at Telerisa think of original and interesting TV content like this one? Why? Why? And yes the kids annoy me too. They annoyed me in MCET as well, save for little Luzecita.
-- Pablo: Thanks for joining the madness! Your rant about La Virgen de la Paz replacing La Virgen de Guadalupe because the latter needed a holiday had me in stitches! Good to have you with us. "Guerrero" can mean either fighter or warrior, but I like warrior better, come to think of it. I'll amend the recap accordingly. Cheers for the suggestion.
As regards the claims Osorio is making that this is an original story, I'm calling BS! I heard the same rumors as you. Apparently he plagiarized a bunch of Korean dramas, added a huge dollop of cheesiness and came up with this doozy. An acquaintance of mine who does watch Korean dramas said that SdA is eerily similar to a Korean show called Boys Before Flowers. I don't know for sure but she has no reason to lie while Osorio has been lying to me as a viewer for years. Still, we'll just hang out here and make fun of him!
-- Karen: Many thanks indeed! So glad you enjoyed the recap. I empathize with your attempts to cut down your TN viewing. I'm trying to do the same but it is an exercise in futility. Hope to see more of you here.
Thanks everyone for stopping by! I gotta go. I am a week behind on EHDLS and I must catch up before Friday. Have fun talking amongst yourselves and skewering Osorio! Toodles! :)
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Hola Patio Pals! This was a really fun premiere if, like me, you went in with realistic expectations. I couldn't stop giggling throughout the episode and the voices in my head had a field day!
We still need recappers to cover for Tuesday, Thursday and every other Friday. I'll be covering the missing recapping spots this week but Jarifa, Adriana and myself would really love to have more people join our recapping team. If you are interested, please come forward in the comment section.
Happy International Women's Day to all my sisters here! :)
Enjoy the recap and tune in for Jarifa's take on the madness tomorrow! Nos vemos!
We still need recappers to cover for Tuesday, Thursday and every other Friday. I'll be covering the missing recapping spots this week but Jarifa, Adriana and myself would really love to have more people join our recapping team. If you are interested, please come forward in the comment section.
Happy International Women's Day to all my sisters here! :)
Enjoy the recap and tune in for Jarifa's take on the madness tomorrow! Nos vemos!
Oof. Osorio is certainly no fan of nuance or subtlety. Perhaps this will be so bad, it's good. On the plus side, terrible episodes usually inspire recaps that are to Neptune with mil ocho mil rotations, and this was no exception. Thanks mucho, Nandicta.
That construction site was ridiculous. Why the hack was the guy out on the boom of the crane? Why wasn't the payload better secured? Why did his safety line break? Those things are really strong. If they could swing the crane over the building so it wasn't so far to fall, why didn't they do that sooner instead of waiting for Our Junior Hero to race to the top? Why did the building plan we saw bear absolutely no resemblance to the building? Was it a drawing of just one unit in the building?
I love telenovelas with construction companies; there's so much to critique.
I'm guessing Luca turns out to not be abusive daddy's son so much as he was led to believe.
That construction site was ridiculous. Why the hack was the guy out on the boom of the crane? Why wasn't the payload better secured? Why did his safety line break? Those things are really strong. If they could swing the crane over the building so it wasn't so far to fall, why didn't they do that sooner instead of waiting for Our Junior Hero to race to the top? Why did the building plan we saw bear absolutely no resemblance to the building? Was it a drawing of just one unit in the building?
I love telenovelas with construction companies; there's so much to critique.
I'm guessing Luca turns out to not be abusive daddy's son so much as he was led to believe.
As I watched this first episode, the only thing that came to mind was QTH, and Lord have mercy on who ever has to do the recap. The only thing I could figure out was Ernesto was an ass with many children.
Nandicta, your splendid recap will keep me coming back tomorrow and the day after that just to read what you write. So witty and I love the vocabulary lesson. I will have to tell my daughter, who is a graphic designer, about the power punch of a color MUSTURD.
I can't thank you enough for an entertaining read and informative intro to this new adventure on the patio.
Nandicta, your splendid recap will keep me coming back tomorrow and the day after that just to read what you write. So witty and I love the vocabulary lesson. I will have to tell my daughter, who is a graphic designer, about the power punch of a color MUSTURD.
I can't thank you enough for an entertaining read and informative intro to this new adventure on the patio.
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: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 12:53:00 AM EST
: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 12:53:00 AM EST
-- Julia: You're so right, that whole scene was beyond ridonculous! I was in tears, I was laughing so hard! I also agree that Luca can't be Ernesto's son, the TN Gods of instant attraction would never allow it. Nunca jamás!
Last but not least, I'll wear this like a badge: "On the plus side, terrible episodes usually inspire recaps that are to Neptune with mil ocho mil rotations, and this was no exception. Thanks mucho, Nandicta." Qué linda! Many thanks indeed! :)
Last but not least, I'll wear this like a badge: "On the plus side, terrible episodes usually inspire recaps that are to Neptune with mil ocho mil rotations, and this was no exception. Thanks mucho, Nandicta." Qué linda! Many thanks indeed! :)
-- Emeraldrose: Thank you for your encouraging words! Glad you enjoyed the recap and hopefully as a Patio forms around this telenovela, we can collectively reach uncharted territories of snark! Gracias otra vez and please tell your daughter I said Hola! I have high hopes "Musturd" will pick up! :D
Thank you Nandicta! Well I won't judge this novela as much since it's a comedy and I probably need more laughs because I often watch all the serious , dramatic novelas . I must say that I enjoy watching Esperanza , Ernesto and Lucas but the others seem to be utter idiots. So glad that Pedro and Pati were all spared from secrets regarding the past. The funniest scenes were the construction site, the garbage men and Pedro meeting the lust of his life,
That employee with these insulting remarks to women made me mad already. Is it just me or are women always potrayed as utter garbage in comedies? Also I got a cheap laugh when they played the music from La Sombra when Ernie and Espie met eachother. It sets the tone on what creep Ernie actually may be in the future.
I also love the opening song. I didn't expect to see Shakira there though. It was just shocking ! I am a big fan of her so I recognized her immediatly
That employee with these insulting remarks to women made me mad already. Is it just me or are women always potrayed as utter garbage in comedies? Also I got a cheap laugh when they played the music from La Sombra when Ernie and Espie met eachother. It sets the tone on what creep Ernie actually may be in the future.
I also love the opening song. I didn't expect to see Shakira there though. It was just shocking ! I am a big fan of her so I recognized her immediatly
One thing for certain your recap made whatever that was last night sound like a TN. Thanks Nandicta.
"a dodgy shade that’s somewhere between mustard yellow and fecal khaki. I’m calling this color: “Musturd”"
Osorio is a misogynist yet believes he is in the best position to teach us all a lesson women aren't stupid whores. Get ready there will be much more from this clown.
"a dodgy shade that’s somewhere between mustard yellow and fecal khaki. I’m calling this color: “Musturd”"
Osorio is a misogynist yet believes he is in the best position to teach us all a lesson women aren't stupid whores. Get ready there will be much more from this clown.
Thanks, Nandicta. The recap was great. "Musturd" a real keeper. How can I put it? Even in comparison to two other Osorio productions I have seen (PEAM and MCET), this was "different." Loved the Shakira song, though. Can't wait to see where this goes next . . . anyway . . .
Yes, we need more recappers! Yes, it is fun! Give it a try! You might get hooked!
Yes, we need more recappers! Yes, it is fun! Give it a try! You might get hooked!
Nandicta- You've hit recapping gold with this opening episode. Such a perfect fit for your wit and sense of humor. But like Maestra Esperanza, you keep it educational too.
Mi Verdad is already one of the songs on rotation on my iPod, so I loved it, even in cut down form, in the opening. But the opening credits sucked. Hope they revamp them.
Glad that Espy doesn't keep any secrets from her kids. Let's hope Luca quickly tells Pato that he's adopted or something. Do we know who's Pedro's father? Is he supposed to be older than 17 year old Pato, since Espy hasn't had a man since The Moustache?
Disappointed we didn't see our galan last night. I'm sure his introduction will be filled with just as many over the top events as Espy's.
Don't think this will be an everyday must watch for me. But I certainly will read the clever recaps each day! Thanks again, Nandicta, for starting things off in high style.
Mi Verdad is already one of the songs on rotation on my iPod, so I loved it, even in cut down form, in the opening. But the opening credits sucked. Hope they revamp them.
Glad that Espy doesn't keep any secrets from her kids. Let's hope Luca quickly tells Pato that he's adopted or something. Do we know who's Pedro's father? Is he supposed to be older than 17 year old Pato, since Espy hasn't had a man since The Moustache?
Disappointed we didn't see our galan last night. I'm sure his introduction will be filled with just as many over the top events as Espy's.
Don't think this will be an everyday must watch for me. But I certainly will read the clever recaps each day! Thanks again, Nandicta, for starting things off in high style.
OMG!! So funny Nandicta. I totally forgot about the premier last night so thought I'd check out the recap to see if it's worth tuning in. Honestly, it sounds like classic Osorio, who I will add I am no fan of, but you made this such a hoot, I feel like I need to turn in now. Stressful work lately, maybe I need a good laugh at night. And like so correctly pointed out, the more inane the TN, the funnier the recaps.
If anything, I do need a Christian fix, at least now and then, so I'll give this a try.
Daisynjay
If anything, I do need a Christian fix, at least now and then, so I'll give this a try.
Daisynjay
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 6:44:00 AM EST
: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 6:44:00 AM EST
thanks, Nandicta. I did not watch last night. As I told Anita, I am rereading the Outlander books and I made the mistake of stumbling into the Compuserve Outlander site which is an amazing rabbit hole leading to twenty years of conversations including the author analyzing the saga...and thus, I have to tear myself away to do things like correct essays and tests, find something for the family to eat, and wash clothes. My telenovela time has shrunk. However, how could I resist a Nandicta recap? Also, I love Shakira. I miss her in The Voice . I am not a Christina A. Fan. I enjoyed Christian on Dancing with the Stars a few seasons ago, but he is not one of my telenovios. ..different strokes, verdad?
Mustard??..Is that a shade of Baby poop ?
Mustard??..Is that a shade of Baby poop ?
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 7:01:00 AM EST
: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 7:01:00 AM EST
Nandicta - Thank you for the recap! (or maybe should I say "recrap") and the snark!
I wanted to watch this episode, even though I've never gotten past the first 20 minutes of the first episode of any Juan Osorio telenovela. As bad luck would have it, my cable provider AT&T U-Verse and Univision currently are at a Mexican stand-off (pun intended) and Univision has blocked their signal to us U-Verse customers until AT&T pays the newer, higher ransom fee to carry all their channels. Egads,,,,, will I have to go back to Comcrap and their cr@ppy customer service? Such existential life crises in the midst of the current political crazee of real life. (eek) Thank heavens I have bonded with QeQ over on Telemundo, so I've got something en español to watch! But I digress . . .
"a dodgy shade that’s somewhere between mustard yellow and fecal khaki. I’m calling this color: “Musturd”"
LOLz to the max here, because our local NHL hockey team colors are navy, white and gold. One season they debuted a jersey that was supposed to pass for gold, I called it "baby poop" but "musturd" describes it even more perfectly. That description is a keeper!!!
"Principal Crazy Eyes" --- I had to look up the cast list to see if this was Sabine Moussier, the original crazy eyes of telenovelaland. LOL
I wanted to watch this episode, even though I've never gotten past the first 20 minutes of the first episode of any Juan Osorio telenovela. As bad luck would have it, my cable provider AT&T U-Verse and Univision currently are at a Mexican stand-off (pun intended) and Univision has blocked their signal to us U-Verse customers until AT&T pays the newer, higher ransom fee to carry all their channels. Egads,,,,, will I have to go back to Comcrap and their cr@ppy customer service? Such existential life crises in the midst of the current political crazee of real life. (eek) Thank heavens I have bonded with QeQ over on Telemundo, so I've got something en español to watch! But I digress . . .
"a dodgy shade that’s somewhere between mustard yellow and fecal khaki. I’m calling this color: “Musturd”"
LOLz to the max here, because our local NHL hockey team colors are navy, white and gold. One season they debuted a jersey that was supposed to pass for gold, I called it "baby poop" but "musturd" describes it even more perfectly. That description is a keeper!!!
"Principal Crazy Eyes" --- I had to look up the cast list to see if this was Sabine Moussier, the original crazy eyes of telenovelaland. LOL
Susanlynn♥ --- OMG I was typing when you posted this---"Mustard??..Is that a shade of Baby poop"
More LOLz
More LOLz
Nandicta, I am not sure - is this your first formal recap?
It was outstanding. Your words blazed across the page so seamlessly. Wit, humor and vocabulary - the perfect trifecta.
"the title logo is brought to you by the Crayola people and the mad Photoshop skillz of someone’s 9-year old niece", "MaPa" and "Musturd" were among many favorites.
It takes me quite a while to understand the characters names, who they are and the unraveling storyline. I appreciate all the details you provided that while likely understood by most of the commenters, were not by me.
I'm not quite sure what to make of this. Most faces were not familiar to me (unfortunately, Julian Gil was one of the few who was, sigh). I had thought that Adela Noreiga was going to be the lead (did I dream that? I swear I read that somewhere) and was not familiar with the actress playing Esperanza. I liked her immediately - you believe her fire and spunk.
Glad to see Jarifa, tofie, doris ("AT&T U-Verse and Univision currently are at a Mexican stand-off (pun intended)" was hysterical), susanlynn, Julia, Vivi, Count, emeraldrose and daisy here.
Congratulations again Nandicta. This was wonderful.
Diana
It was outstanding. Your words blazed across the page so seamlessly. Wit, humor and vocabulary - the perfect trifecta.
"the title logo is brought to you by the Crayola people and the mad Photoshop skillz of someone’s 9-year old niece", "MaPa" and "Musturd" were among many favorites.
It takes me quite a while to understand the characters names, who they are and the unraveling storyline. I appreciate all the details you provided that while likely understood by most of the commenters, were not by me.
I'm not quite sure what to make of this. Most faces were not familiar to me (unfortunately, Julian Gil was one of the few who was, sigh). I had thought that Adela Noreiga was going to be the lead (did I dream that? I swear I read that somewhere) and was not familiar with the actress playing Esperanza. I liked her immediately - you believe her fire and spunk.
Glad to see Jarifa, tofie, doris ("AT&T U-Verse and Univision currently are at a Mexican stand-off (pun intended)" was hysterical), susanlynn, Julia, Vivi, Count, emeraldrose and daisy here.
Congratulations again Nandicta. This was wonderful.
Diana
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 8:15:00 AM EST
: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 8:15:00 AM EST
Thank you Nandicta. A perfect introduction to our story.
Wow, this was a fun premiere. Definitely a comedy, and not to taken seriously.
So there are two schools (one public, one private) and Esperanza teaches at both of them. While also teaching a spinning class and being a mother and father to her children. Where does she find the time to do all this?!
The three garbage men.. definitely The Three Stooges. I can tell they will be filler.
The Marilyn Monroe scene... QTH. Ridiculous. They did it better on Amorcito Corazon.
Patricio and Luca... can you spell C-H-E-S-S-Y? Obviously, they can't really be brother and sister, so Luca has to be adopted or something. We'll have to wait and see what explanation Osorio comes up with.
So far I'm not impressed with Betty Monroe's acting. I hope she gets better.
Wow, this was a fun premiere. Definitely a comedy, and not to taken seriously.
So there are two schools (one public, one private) and Esperanza teaches at both of them. While also teaching a spinning class and being a mother and father to her children. Where does she find the time to do all this?!
The three garbage men.. definitely The Three Stooges. I can tell they will be filler.
The Marilyn Monroe scene... QTH. Ridiculous. They did it better on Amorcito Corazon.
Patricio and Luca... can you spell C-H-E-S-S-Y? Obviously, they can't really be brother and sister, so Luca has to be adopted or something. We'll have to wait and see what explanation Osorio comes up with.
So far I'm not impressed with Betty Monroe's acting. I hope she gets better.
Mauricio--I would have spelled it differently, but ni modo. How about Pato turns out to be Cristian's daughter by Esperanza. That would work for me.
Nandicta--Another gem strung with pearls of wisdom. I watched, thoroughly unmoved by just about everything and disappointed that Cristian was AWOL. However, I just adored your recap.
Will Cristian's arrival make it any better? I guess I wanted CSI:Mexico with a nice romantic story of a long lost love thrown in the mix.
The school kids already annoy me.
Will Cristian's arrival make it any better? I guess I wanted CSI:Mexico with a nice romantic story of a long lost love thrown in the mix.
The school kids already annoy me.
Hi, I think I will watch a little bit of this novela for two reasons, because I can only watch full episodes of EHDLS on thursdays and because I heard that this was going to be a remake of a korean dorama and now they are saying that IT IS ORIGINAL. I also heard they are including a korean virgin to worship, and I want to know if this is exclusive or is it going to share credits with Virgin of Guadalupe, who has stopped performing miracles due to her high work volume in ALL MEXICAN NOVELAS. Thanks osorio, I am sure she needed a break!!
Also, the word warrior suits last name Guerrero better (war-guerra), since fighter is more for wrestling (luchas).
Also, the word warrior suits last name Guerrero better (war-guerra), since fighter is more for wrestling (luchas).
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 12:52:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 12:52:00 PM EST
Thanks for the recap Nandicta!!
I wasn't going to watch but then found myself bored and turned to it a couple of times. It just looked bad! I'm going to give this one a pass I think. Maybe Cristian will change my mind.
I wasn't going to watch but then found myself bored and turned to it a couple of times. It just looked bad! I'm going to give this one a pass I think. Maybe Cristian will change my mind.
Are telenovelas ever going to stop with the horrible stupid stereotype ways they portray Asians? Why do the actors go along with it? Is it really that great a job? Do they have no other prospects? Do they actually think it's funny?
This sort of thing was bad enough a half-century ago, but it's completely inexcusable now that it's become so easy to learn more about and interact with people who aren't just like you, and also to be aware of what constitutes racism and denigration; it's not like your only source of information about Korean people is your racist uncle who heard about one once. Live in the now, Osorio.
This sort of thing was bad enough a half-century ago, but it's completely inexcusable now that it's become so easy to learn more about and interact with people who aren't just like you, and also to be aware of what constitutes racism and denigration; it's not like your only source of information about Korean people is your racist uncle who heard about one once. Live in the now, Osorio.
Well... if they meant to make an antibullying statement, they missed the disclaimer:Kids, dont do this even at home, is wrong!
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 1:48:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 1:48:00 PM EST
Ugh, the bullying. And why did our Hope Warrior feel the need to make it funsies for the bullies, with the basketball challenge to get them to stop bullying? Is there even a slight chance that would work? How about something like "Hey kids; assault is illegal; stop right now or I'll call the police and if it happens again you'll be out of here and in juvie; have fun scrubbing toilets with a toothbrush."
I know, actually getting even the adults who are supposed to be in charge to take bullying seriously is a challenge, but these kids are nightmares and they need to know that what they are doing is not okay and not a game.
And why did the peanut scene go on SOOOOOO LOOONNNNG? We get it; the kid's obnoxious. Why did she let him derail the class so long? Because she didn't want to have to have a conference with his dad?
I'm not super sold on Esperanza's mad teaching skillz.
I know, actually getting even the adults who are supposed to be in charge to take bullying seriously is a challenge, but these kids are nightmares and they need to know that what they are doing is not okay and not a game.
And why did the peanut scene go on SOOOOOO LOOONNNNG? We get it; the kid's obnoxious. Why did she let him derail the class so long? Because she didn't want to have to have a conference with his dad?
I'm not super sold on Esperanza's mad teaching skillz.
Thanks for your recap Nandicta! I knew you would be excellent at them.
I missed the opener but happy I didn't miss Cristian. Sadly I only saw a handful of his late tn that aired in the afternoon. I really shouldn't try to add another tn but perhaps I'll tape these and just FF to his scenes. It that wrong?
I missed the opener but happy I didn't miss Cristian. Sadly I only saw a handful of his late tn that aired in the afternoon. I really shouldn't try to add another tn but perhaps I'll tape these and just FF to his scenes. It that wrong?
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 2:06:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 2:06:00 PM EST
-- CountxAlacran: You're welcome. Good to see you here. I too could use some laughs. Between the ratchet but addictive drama of "Pasión y Poder" (PyP) and the fast-paced plotting and counter-plotting in "El Hotel De Los Secretos" (EHDLS), a little Osorio mediocrity is gladly appreciated by this viewer.
-- Julia: Caray Caray! has some truly masterful wordsmiths and I can only aspire to emulate a small fraction of their talent, some day. Still, I'm thankful for your compliment! I will take it and run!
You make very valid points about the way Osorio portrays bullying in his novelas. He tries to turn it into a comedic moment and the end result is cringeworthy and repulsive. The "joke" directed at Puerquirio really ticked me off, so much that I actually complained. I'm not a complainer (I can't be bothered) but I took the time to look for the survey form they issued after airing the premiere in Mexico, then I composed an angry reprimand in Spanish, double-checked the spelling and fired it off to Osorio's production team. Not that it'll do much good but it helped me vent.
-- Tofie: Thank you kindly. This means a lot coming from the Queen of The Zingy Soundbites. "Osorio is a misogynist yet believes he is in the best position to teach us all a lesson women aren't stupid whores." And his other lesson is that workplace assault directed at women should be solved with an apology! That diphead was throwing folders at his colleague's face while verbally assaulting her. He should've been fired, instead of being gently cajoled into making a half-arsed apology! En fin... Our expectations are very low regarding this TN and most of us are here to ogle the beefcake and mock the Osorio!
-- Jarifa: You're welcome. This made me chuckle: " How can I put it? Even in comparison to two other Osorio productions I have seen (PEAM and MCET), this was 'different'." You are kinder than I am. Just like Emeraldrose I was Qué-The-Helling the whole time through this premiere when I saw it a couple of weeks ago. When I rewatched the episode yesterday to write the recap, I was in a hysterical fit for 42 minutes straight! Personally, I consider recapping this TN a form of laughter therapy, an escape into a bubble of cheesy absurdity. As you rightly put it to wannabe recappers hesitating to make the first leap: " Yes, it is fun! Give it a try! You might get hooked!"
-- Julia: Caray Caray! has some truly masterful wordsmiths and I can only aspire to emulate a small fraction of their talent, some day. Still, I'm thankful for your compliment! I will take it and run!
You make very valid points about the way Osorio portrays bullying in his novelas. He tries to turn it into a comedic moment and the end result is cringeworthy and repulsive. The "joke" directed at Puerquirio really ticked me off, so much that I actually complained. I'm not a complainer (I can't be bothered) but I took the time to look for the survey form they issued after airing the premiere in Mexico, then I composed an angry reprimand in Spanish, double-checked the spelling and fired it off to Osorio's production team. Not that it'll do much good but it helped me vent.
-- Tofie: Thank you kindly. This means a lot coming from the Queen of The Zingy Soundbites. "Osorio is a misogynist yet believes he is in the best position to teach us all a lesson women aren't stupid whores." And his other lesson is that workplace assault directed at women should be solved with an apology! That diphead was throwing folders at his colleague's face while verbally assaulting her. He should've been fired, instead of being gently cajoled into making a half-arsed apology! En fin... Our expectations are very low regarding this TN and most of us are here to ogle the beefcake and mock the Osorio!
-- Jarifa: You're welcome. This made me chuckle: " How can I put it? Even in comparison to two other Osorio productions I have seen (PEAM and MCET), this was 'different'." You are kinder than I am. Just like Emeraldrose I was Qué-The-Helling the whole time through this premiere when I saw it a couple of weeks ago. When I rewatched the episode yesterday to write the recap, I was in a hysterical fit for 42 minutes straight! Personally, I consider recapping this TN a form of laughter therapy, an escape into a bubble of cheesy absurdity. As you rightly put it to wannabe recappers hesitating to make the first leap: " Yes, it is fun! Give it a try! You might get hooked!"
-- Vivi: Your encouraging words are much appreciated, amiga. You are forever my recapping maestra! Thanks again for welcoming me into the recapping fold and for holding my hand through my first recap over on EHDLS.
Regarding your question about Pedro and Pato's ages, I believe Pedro is the eldest. He's in his senior year in highschool and he's going to uni after that to pursue a degree in architecture to help his Mami build her dream school.
Esperanza's relationship with her kids is one of the saving graces of this show, along with "Mi Verdad", of course. I discovered the song thanks to this TN, but you are right, it has been out for just over a year.
-- Daisynjay: Thanks a bunch! If I'm able to lure you to this Patio then I'll be very happy. Your comments are always a joy to read. If the recaps are not enough then please consider how great a daily Cristián fix would be!
-- Susanlynn: Woohoo! Susanlynn is in da Patio! This recap baited one of the wittiest and cleverest loyal Carayites and she isn't even a Cristián de la Fuente groupie. Words cannot express how flattered I am. Please do swing by this Patio now and again. "Is that a shade of Baby poop?" Tee hee.
-- Doris: Thanks for your kind words and welcome to "The Patio Of Lowered Expectations", as our dear NovelaMaven likes to say. I'm a fan of your comments and sense of humor since my lurking days. I'm glad to finally have the opportunity to watch a TN with you.
Principal Crazy-Eyes is played by Beatriz Morayra, another Osorio tired cliché. She was the one playing the nutty head shrinker and her flaky bohemian twin in PEAM. She also portrayed the cook who was always sexually harassing the butler in MCET.
-- Diana: Thank you ever so much for all your encouragement. You are too kind. This is my 4th formal recap (5th if you count the impromptu one I did a couple of weeks ago for PyP). I recap every other Friday for EHDLS. I don't know if you had a chance to see that show but I reckon you will like it. Superior in every sense to any TN I've ever seen before. Mind you, it is not your classic TN fare. It's more like an Agatha Christie mystery set at the turn of the 20th century, with its own Hercule Poirot, a panoply of intriguing characters, a love story that transcends socio-economic barriers, an intricate web of secrets and, I will never stress this enough, a SUPERB cast.
When delving into a new TN, I have a lot of trouble keeping all the characters' names straight in my head; so don't worry, you are not the only one that has this problem. As for Adela Noriega starring in "Sueño de Amor", you did not dream that up. It was announced indeed. Then it was rumored that she pulled out (can you blame her?). Me thinks this was a publicity stunt by Osorio. I mean, if Carla Estrada has had a hard time getting hold of Adela for years (she said that she couldn't even speak to her on the phone), how is it conceivable that Osorio would get her to star in his drivel?
It seems that Julián Gil does not have any fans here. I think CountxAlacran and myself are the only ones who like him. His face has a reptilian quality that makes him a suave and slithery villain in my humble opinion, but to each his own. :)
--Mauricio: Thank you, dear. How kind of you to stop by. You are right, Esperanza is a Super Mom, who is raising two teenagers on her own, juggling 3 jobs, building a school and looking picture perfect at all times. Where does she find the time, indeed! I agree with all your observations, especially the overwhelming degree of cheesiness of the Pato-Luca pairing. If only they turned out to be siblings, I'll be happy!
I was skeptical about Betty Monroe at first, but I like her spunk and her smile. She is growing on me. There was some definite overacting and muchísimo yelling and posturing on her part and on the part of her castmates but I'm blaming Osorio and the directors for this.
I missed yesterdays episode but I just saw the intro from Uninovelas on YT.
I am sorry but I think Osorio is not only reciclying cast from old novelas, but that agent living in US and then coming to Mexico is from PEAM. Anyway, for me the funniest thing is the accent they gave Sabine Moussier when she is speaking "spanish", just like Tiroloco McGraw (Quick draw McGraw)...
I am sorry but I think Osorio is not only reciclying cast from old novelas, but that agent living in US and then coming to Mexico is from PEAM. Anyway, for me the funniest thing is the accent they gave Sabine Moussier when she is speaking "spanish", just like Tiroloco McGraw (Quick draw McGraw)...
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 2:26:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 2:26:00 PM EST
Nandicta, you're good girl, very good. Thank you for this hilarious recap. This is so far lookin like a pretty good beginning. Now tho
Chris hasn't made an appearance yet, the
architect ain't bad on the eyes. But he ain't chris. And startin off messin with your sister
Ain't good either. I'm on my way home from work and I'm so glad cause the day is so beautiful the Sun is bright there's a nice spring Breeze blowing the birds are singing and eating up all the bird seed that I put out, there's some greedy little birds down here in the south. I hope I'm not sounding too sickening to you guys up in the Northern Region where its Snow covered wet and Ickiy. I'll be back later to comment some more later.
Chris hasn't made an appearance yet, the
architect ain't bad on the eyes. But he ain't chris. And startin off messin with your sister
Ain't good either. I'm on my way home from work and I'm so glad cause the day is so beautiful the Sun is bright there's a nice spring Breeze blowing the birds are singing and eating up all the bird seed that I put out, there's some greedy little birds down here in the south. I hope I'm not sounding too sickening to you guys up in the Northern Region where its Snow covered wet and Ickiy. I'll be back later to comment some more later.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 2:27:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 2:27:00 PM EST
-- Anita: Our fountain of wisdom and clever quips is joining the SdA Patio! Bienvenida and many thanks for your kind words. I too hope the arrival of our Chilean Bombón compensates for the Osorio dumbness.
"I wanted CSI: Mexico with a nice romantic story of a long lost thrown in the mix." Now that would be a TN worth watching! Why does nobody at Telerisa think of original and interesting TV content like this one? Why? Why? And yes the kids annoy me too. They annoyed me in MCET as well, save for little Luzecita.
-- Pablo: Thanks for joining the madness! Your rant about La Virgen de la Paz replacing La Virgen de Guadalupe because the latter needed a holiday had me in stitches! Good to have you with us. "Guerrero" can mean either fighter or warrior, but I like warrior better, come to think of it. I'll amend the recap accordingly. Cheers for the suggestion.
As regards the claims Osorio is making that this is an original story, I'm calling BS! I heard the same rumors as you. Apparently he plagiarized a bunch of Korean dramas, added a huge dollop of cheesiness and came up with this doozy. An acquaintance of mine who does watch Korean dramas said that SdA is eerily similar to a Korean show called Boys Before Flowers. I don't know for sure but she has no reason to lie while Osorio has been lying to me as a viewer for years. Still, we'll just hang out here and make fun of him!
-- Karen: Many thanks indeed! So glad you enjoyed the recap. I empathize with your attempts to cut down your TN viewing. I'm trying to do the same but it is an exercise in futility. Hope to see more of you here.
Thanks everyone for stopping by! I gotta go. I am a week behind on EHDLS and I must catch up before Friday. Have fun talking amongst yourselves and skewering Osorio! Toodles! :)
-- Nina: Thank you, dear. I appreciate you taking the time to stop by.
Incest on the get-go. Yuck! Even if Osorio was just hinting at it, it was frankly unnecessary, in my opinion.
I agree the architect is cute but if you Google him (Santiago Ramundo is his name), you'll see that he looks yummier in a beard! You're welcome ;)
Incest on the get-go. Yuck! Even if Osorio was just hinting at it, it was frankly unnecessary, in my opinion.
I agree the architect is cute but if you Google him (Santiago Ramundo is his name), you'll see that he looks yummier in a beard! You're welcome ;)
I just watched an interview the cast had on the SABADAZO show and without spoiling, Monroe said that she is happy her daughter is dating Luca just because she wants to see her happy. Really? Even when she know whose son he is? She knows her daughter is his too, so, would that make any mother worried? Why let them get further knowing that? Now, does Pato know that too and still tries to get close to him in a romantic manner?
Porqurio is the nickname in Mexico for someone who is chubby (puerco/pig). I saw the threes stooger dancing the porquirio song, who of the three is porquirio?
Why are the students dancing in the middle of the street like in an Almodovar movie?
Porqurio is the nickname in Mexico for someone who is chubby (puerco/pig). I saw the threes stooger dancing the porquirio song, who of the three is porquirio?
Why are the students dancing in the middle of the street like in an Almodovar movie?
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 2:47:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 2:47:00 PM EST
I don't watch Korean dramas, but I know people who do and apparently Boys Before Flowers is VERY popular, so I don't know how Osorio could think he could plagiarize it and not have anyone notice. He may as well just say it's based on that story; it's not like there's any shame in doing an adaptation, just stupid to claim to be original when you're not.
Osorio is all about totally inappropriate and not believable "romance" so I am not sure incest would be a no-go. Remember how we were supposed to think Johnny was such a hot ladies' man in MCET? Or how we were supposed to somehow take a "romance" seriously between very young Valentina and twerpy Spawn of Osorio in PEAM?
Osorio is all about totally inappropriate and not believable "romance" so I am not sure incest would be a no-go. Remember how we were supposed to think Johnny was such a hot ladies' man in MCET? Or how we were supposed to somehow take a "romance" seriously between very young Valentina and twerpy Spawn of Osorio in PEAM?
I like Julian Gil because he looks good. He could definetly have better roles to play since he always potrays douchebags. I haven't seen the novela in which he is protagonist with Laura Carmine( Yes you heard it right!) but I may if time permits it.
I haven't seen much Pasion y Poder but I did see El Hotel. I must say that I like the show and the cast but not so sure about the plot. I feel that it is not letting the viewers take a break from all the scheming and plotting. When our characters are getting all happy and bouncy, you know something bad is about to happen! But I do enjoy watching all the performances though. Diana Bracho, Daniela Romo and the guy playing Ayala are my favorites.
The writing in this novela seems to be very lacking but then again it's a comedy although there have been better like La Vecina and Amores Con Trampa.
I haven't seen much Pasion y Poder but I did see El Hotel. I must say that I like the show and the cast but not so sure about the plot. I feel that it is not letting the viewers take a break from all the scheming and plotting. When our characters are getting all happy and bouncy, you know something bad is about to happen! But I do enjoy watching all the performances though. Diana Bracho, Daniela Romo and the guy playing Ayala are my favorites.
The writing in this novela seems to be very lacking but then again it's a comedy although there have been better like La Vecina and Amores Con Trampa.
Here is alittle trivia:
MI VERDAD es also the name of the videohome he made 12 years ago after his breakup with Niurka Marcos (Emilios mom), to tell his side of the story.
So now Osorio is doing projects that include Emiio? Three telenovelas in a row, better than Lubezki!!
MI VERDAD es also the name of the videohome he made 12 years ago after his breakup with Niurka Marcos (Emilios mom), to tell his side of the story.
So now Osorio is doing projects that include Emiio? Three telenovelas in a row, better than Lubezki!!
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 3:25:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 3:25:00 PM EST
Nandicta Thank you so much for the super, super opening recap! Especially fun was the Viewing Vocabulary, that was a highlight. I admit to fading out during some of the show.
Not sure if I will be onboard for this; I'm two weeks into "Un Camino Hacia el Destino" and it's not bad. Enjoyed reading all the comments here--and Nandicta, once again, thank you!
J in Oregon
Not sure if I will be onboard for this; I'm two weeks into "Un Camino Hacia el Destino" and it's not bad. Enjoyed reading all the comments here--and Nandicta, once again, thank you!
J in Oregon
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 3:44:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 3:44:00 PM EST
Oh and let's not forget. We also have a mystery character to dissolve our conspiracy theories, La Sombra( The guy/chick in the mask) . Let's not kid ourselves of this show being anything serious but I guess mysteries are interesting. I hope that this part of the storyline will be delivered good. La Vecina was a comedy too but when it had to get serious and edgy in my opinion it did it's part well. That's what seperates good comedies from the bad ones.
I hope rhis don't turn out to be a weird incest
Show. Thats not my thing. But pato looked like she was about hytail it out of there. Run girl, run.
Ernesto must be into something very very underhanded with his Construction Company because that's maybe why Chris is going to be coming on the scene soon. Tonite would
Be a good time to make an entrance CHRIS!!!
School principal lady need a make over. Take
Loose that bun so she can relax & breath.
Ok lookin forward to tonite.
Show. Thats not my thing. But pato looked like she was about hytail it out of there. Run girl, run.
Ernesto must be into something very very underhanded with his Construction Company because that's maybe why Chris is going to be coming on the scene soon. Tonite would
Be a good time to make an entrance CHRIS!!!
School principal lady need a make over. Take
Loose that bun so she can relax & breath.
Ok lookin forward to tonite.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 4:00:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 4:00:00 PM EST
O, I do believe that is the color of newborn
Baby poop. Why in the world would someone
Choose that color for school uniforms. These kids have enough to deal with, without wearing baby poop colored clothes. Maybe they just had a baby whoever chose that color. Whatever.
Baby poop. Why in the world would someone
Choose that color for school uniforms. These kids have enough to deal with, without wearing baby poop colored clothes. Maybe they just had a baby whoever chose that color. Whatever.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 4:14:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 4:14:00 PM EST
-- Carvivlie: Many thanks for taking the time to pop in. I like reading your take on the crazy drama over on PyP. SdA is nowhere near as exciting or conducive to heated debates like PyP is; however, we would love to hear from you every once in a while. If only to join the collective swooming over the beefed-up Chilean beefcake. Have you seen the promos? Someone has been working out. You can follow the suggestion that Karen made and just FF to Cristián's scenes. Ain't nothing wrong with that!
-- J in Oregon: You're very welcome and I'm glad you found the vocab useful. Enjoy "Un Camino Hacia El Destino"! Hopefully, you can find the time, every once in a while, to come and sit with us a spell here at the SdA Patio. Hasta pronto!
-- Julia: This killed me: "(...) we were supposed to somehow take a "romance" seriously between very young Valentina and twerpy Spawn of Osorio in PEAM?" :D We must give credit where credit is due, the absence of the Obnoxious Osorio Kid from this premiere was a definite highlight!
-- Tofie: In SdA, Osorio's sexy alter-ego is Adán, a.k.a Chunky Elvis of the Three Stooges.
-- J in Oregon: You're very welcome and I'm glad you found the vocab useful. Enjoy "Un Camino Hacia El Destino"! Hopefully, you can find the time, every once in a while, to come and sit with us a spell here at the SdA Patio. Hasta pronto!
-- Julia: This killed me: "(...) we were supposed to somehow take a "romance" seriously between very young Valentina and twerpy Spawn of Osorio in PEAM?" :D We must give credit where credit is due, the absence of the Obnoxious Osorio Kid from this premiere was a definite highlight!
-- Tofie: In SdA, Osorio's sexy alter-ego is Adán, a.k.a Chunky Elvis of the Three Stooges.
I still get confused regarding which kids are which, so the gray ones are the rich ones and the musturd the poor ones, right?
Also, how about the zoning law and allowing that 2 schools be one in front of the other one? Is that really possible? And not only that, one ''private'' and one public...
Also, how about the zoning law and allowing that 2 schools be one in front of the other one? Is that really possible? And not only that, one ''private'' and one public...
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 4:20:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 4:20:00 PM EST
I have nothing against Spawn of Osorio himself. It probably isn't his fault that his father seems to think he is an amazing prodigy whose every moment on the screen will leave the masses begging for more. For all I know, he's a normal kid. I don't even terribly mind his having roles in these shows; I just wish he weren't so particularly featured showcasing the talents and skills he does not possess. A bit part just being a kid in short scenes would probably be fine.
-- CountxAlacran: They want us to believe that La Sombra is this dangerous international mastermind of evil but he/she is wearing a ninja Halloween costume and a bad Picasso imitation mask. I am shaking in my boots!
-- Nina: They're making the poor kids wear those horrendous checkered pants in that dodgy shade of baby poop to drive home the point that they are so poor they can't even afford uniforms in regular (ugly) mustard yellow.
The way they harped on and on about the disgrace of studying in a public school was just comical. I went to public schools all my life and I turned just fine, gracias very much. Besides, there are millions of kids all over the world who would dream of studying in spacious classrooms that have a roof, walls, tables, chairs and a chalkboard. I don't see what that Adrián brat was crying about.
-- Nina: They're making the poor kids wear those horrendous checkered pants in that dodgy shade of baby poop to drive home the point that they are so poor they can't even afford uniforms in regular (ugly) mustard yellow.
The way they harped on and on about the disgrace of studying in a public school was just comical. I went to public schools all my life and I turned just fine, gracias very much. Besides, there are millions of kids all over the world who would dream of studying in spacious classrooms that have a roof, walls, tables, chairs and a chalkboard. I don't see what that Adrián brat was crying about.
I don't see why two schools wouldn't be right next to each other. Hey, in Latin America it's totally common to have houses right next to skyscrapers, which wouldn't be done here.
They probably got a really, really good deal on all that musturd fabric for uniforms. Like it was a huge mill run that came out all wrong and the fabric company paid them to take it away.
I went to public schools, too, and it wasn't exactly the grim and hopeless underbelly of despair they're making it out to be here. It was fine. And aside from the uniforms and one particular bad seed student, this school doesn't seem bad. Certainly it seems more pleasant than the fancy school.
I went to public schools, too, and it wasn't exactly the grim and hopeless underbelly of despair they're making it out to be here. It was fine. And aside from the uniforms and one particular bad seed student, this school doesn't seem bad. Certainly it seems more pleasant than the fancy school.
I went to a public school, and we were so poor, that we didn't even had UNIFORMS!! LOL! Seriously, it was all about studying!
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 4:33:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 4:33:00 PM EST
Nandicta, this was just lovely! Thank you for giving some much needed clarity to this episode. Either I don't know what I watched, or my tape had some parts cut; at first I thought this was a very badly edited show, but it turns out only I missed some important details, like Esperanza first seeing her ex.I only caught them mid fight - I was QTH!
So the heroine has two kids, by different men and neither is the love of her life? (our Cristian). That's definitely a change from the typical virginal heroines. Osorio is baaaaad, but at least he's given us some different heroines lately.
So the heroine has two kids, by different men and neither is the love of her life? (our Cristian). That's definitely a change from the typical virginal heroines. Osorio is baaaaad, but at least he's given us some different heroines lately.
-- Julia: I agree. I wouldn't mind the Osorio Kid too much if he just said a couple of lines in a few scenes here and there then went on his merry way. What bugs me is the blatant nepotism and the fact that this not very gifted child actor gets prominent roles at the detriment of the story and other actors. I also can't stand the way this kid's inexistent musical, rapping and dancing "talents" are stuffed down our throats ad nauseum. You'll notice that in SdA, the Osorio Kid is now credited before a bunch of people who have more important roles in the story AND seniority at Televisa. He's credited before Polo Morín (Pedro, Esperanza's son), Beatriz Morayra (Silvana, the School Principal) and Rodrigo Vidal (not sure what role he is playing in SdA but he's a relatively famous TN actor who has been acting since the early 1990s). Oh well,...
Vidal is playing some weird character with a Dalí moustache and a horrible plaid suit.
Permalink posted by : Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 4:45:00 PM EST
: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 4:45:00 PM EST
-- Pablo: I posted before seeing your comment. In my school as well, we didn't have school uniforms, musturd or otherwise!
-- Adriana: Thank you, dear. Glad you enjoyed this first episode. I watch the Mexican broadcast and it had some choppy editing. However, a friend in the US told me that Univision got scissor-happy again, so it is quite possible that they did some awkward creative editing to an already awkward premiere. Oh well,...
Thanks for all the interesting comments! It is more fun to discuss and lambast the show than actually watch the show. But then again, we need to watch it in order to be in on the joke ;) Buenas noches, everyone. It is 22:00 hours in my corner of the world. Catch you all mañana.
-- Adriana: Thank you, dear. Glad you enjoyed this first episode. I watch the Mexican broadcast and it had some choppy editing. However, a friend in the US told me that Univision got scissor-happy again, so it is quite possible that they did some awkward creative editing to an already awkward premiere. Oh well,...
Thanks for all the interesting comments! It is more fun to discuss and lambast the show than actually watch the show. But then again, we need to watch it in order to be in on the joke ;) Buenas noches, everyone. It is 22:00 hours in my corner of the world. Catch you all mañana.
Thanks so much for this hilarious recap. I am an AT&T / Uverse customer and I have lost Univisión! I'm switching to DirecTV but until that happens I am feeding my telenovela addiction through these wonderful recaps. Can't wait to watch this one thanks to your introduction to it.
Thanks, Nandicta. Your recap is fun and fabulous. And vocab bonus too? Sweet.
I was underwhelmed by the story but hung in waiting for Cristián. Julian makes a good villain, but trying to kiss his long-lost dumped love so soon when she clearly couldn't stand him - nuts. I hate we can't be lovers cause we might be brother/sister storyline, but I'll keep waiting for Cristián.
After watching Lichita with its so bright colors, Sueño looks washed out, more suitable for a gritty tale than a comedy. More like film than video.
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I was underwhelmed by the story but hung in waiting for Cristián. Julian makes a good villain, but trying to kiss his long-lost dumped love so soon when she clearly couldn't stand him - nuts. I hate we can't be lovers cause we might be brother/sister storyline, but I'll keep waiting for Cristián.
After watching Lichita with its so bright colors, Sueño looks washed out, more suitable for a gritty tale than a comedy. More like film than video.
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